bossypants.
if you haven't already, run, don't walk to your nearest bookstore; click "add to cart," not "add to wishlist," right now, to get tina fey's bossypants. i'm by no means the world's most loyal tina fey fan, but i couldn't ignore all the attention the book was getting, the fact that she's a fellow uva grad, and, well, i was just curious.
i now literally can't put it down & my face hurts from smiling/laughing while reading. here's the other thing: she has you laughing, but there's also some real depth to this book -- there are some truly profound points that i won't soon forget in my own life.
to further convince you, here are a few of my favorite passages from the introduction (which is structured around reasons why you might have bought the book):
"If you are a woman and you bought this book for practical tips on how to make it in a male-dominated workplace, here they are. No pigtails, no tube tops. Cry sparingly. (Some people say, "Never let them see you cry." I say, if you're so mad you could just cry, then cry. It terrifies everyone.) When choosing sexual partners, remember: Talent is not sexually transmittable. And don't eat diet foods in meetings...
Maybe it's seventy years in the future and you found this book in a stack of jumo being used to block off the entrance of an abandoned Starbucks that is now a feeding ground for the alien militia. If that's the case, I have some questins for you. Such as, 'Did we really ruin the environment as much as we thought?' and 'Is Glee still a thing?'"
happy reading!!
good read Monday, April 25, 2011 at 8:00AM
Reader Comments (3)
Totally agree. I bought the audiobook the day it came out, and I finished it in two days. I love that she can write about the touchy aspects about life, growing up, and being a woman and yet be so funny that it doesn't make anyone uncomfortable. It really is laugh-out-loud funny. Love her.
I heart Tina Fey. I was a little concerned that having read recent articles she wrote in New Yorker and watching interviews, that I'd already heard all good lines, but it sounds like I haven't!
Oh my gosh, it is hilarious! I just downloaded it a few days ago and couldn't agree w you more. Luuuhv the 'Talent is not sexually transmitted' line. HaaaaaHaaaa.
p.s. totally great blog you have here. newest follower. ;)